The Torn Kingdom

Chapter 1

The cold December air rushed past me as I kept a steady walk. The trees were covered in a blanket of white, as were the streets. I could feel the soft crunch of snow beneath my feet and could tell it was ice. "This is all ice Violet, be careful. We can't afford for you to fall again." I turned to find my sister violet staggering behind. She was walking slow in fear from the last time she fell. " Vi when I said walk slow I didn't mean walk like a zombie." Her head shot up and she sent a glare my way, but it went down again to study the road. By the time we got home the snow storm hit. We rushed inside to be greeted by Jordyn. Jordyn is our adoptive mother. Our real mom couldn't take care Violet and I, so she just left us outside of the orphanage. Luckily someone found us and took us in. When we were adopted by Jordyn Violet was two and I was five. "Hey guys how was school?" she asked while shuffling through our fridge. "It was great! I got to switch from Art 1 to AP art!" Violet exclaimed. She was about to say more but the front door opened. We all turned our heads and saw Victor. Victor is Jordyn's second husband. Her first husband, Joel, was like a father to me. We had a close relationship and we did everything together. Sadly, he died three years ago in a car accident. He was driving home from work when a truck didn't stop at the red light. The truck hit him so hard that he died on impact. Jordyn didn't know how to process Joel's death so she locked herself away from us. When she met Victor, she began to go back to herself. I would be happy for her, but Victor is an ass. He acts nice towards us when she's around, but when she leaves he is horrible. "Hey Jo," He grumbled, "girls." He walked into the living to probably get drunk and watch TV. Jordyn looked to the doorway and sighed. She quickly masked her conflict, and turned to us. "We're having spaghetti for dinner tonight. I'll call you guys down when dinner is ready, and I expect homework to be finished." she stated sternly and turned to the stove. I grabbed my bag and headed towards the stairs. I walked down the halls and looked at a picture that Jordyn forgot to take down. It had Joel, Violet, and I at a park swinging. Joel was pushing Violet and I, and Joel was laughing. Sometimes looking at that picture brings up good memories of Joel and I. I sighed and ambled into my room. The smell of my watermelon candle filled the room and I sighed. Watermelon was my favorite candle. My room was small, with navy blue walls and white carpet. I hung christmas lights around my room so I didn't have to use my lamp. I also hung many band posters and some of Violets artwork. I threw my bag down and picked up my laptop. I turned my music on and All Time Lows Painting Flowers began to play. I then decided to start my work.

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I was putting my books away when I heard a loud bang then a scream. My head shot up and I raced towards the stairs. Violet followed me and we slowly tiptoed down the stairs. When we could see the kitchen we stopped. I turned to Violet and saw that she had her eyes closed in fear of whatever we would face. I decided to be brave and I looked toward the kitchen. I would have never thought that I would see Jordyn and Victor surrounded by medieval soldiers with sharp spears but you see something new everyday. Jordyn was crying from fear and Victor didn't comfort her. He stood far away from her and sent a glare her way. I wanted to help her but I had to wait and see if these soldiers would make a move first. It seemed like hours had pasted. I was about to get up and go to Jordyn when someone jumped in my face and said, "Hello girls!"

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Hello guys! This is my very first book so please don't be to harsh on me :) I hope you liked this first chapter and I hope I can post more! I will try to update every Friday but if I don't it will be every Saturday(not that people will actually read this). So I hope you enjoyed!